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It has been over two months since we have gotten a good look at the construction progress on Super Nintendo World in Universal Studios Japan. In that time they’ve added numerous new in-park effects that amplify the already fun and energetic land. New footage, taken by 爆釣会会長ばくちょうかいかいちょう on Youtube, gives us an idea of the incredible attention to detail we can expect in the park.
Universal Studios Japan has turned a hotel guest room into a spooky mystery puzzle experience just in time for the Halloween season.
The Pokémon Company has announced that it will be hosting Pokémon Virtual Fest, an unfinished virtual theme park, this month in Japan.
Japan’s tallest ferris wheel has introduced a rebranded haunted version, according to Sora News 24. The Osaka Wheel, located at the Expo Commemoration Park in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, has been temporarily changed to the “Zombie Ferris Wheel of Hell” now through Sept. 30.
After announcing plans in 2017 to build a theme park in Japan, Studio Ghibli has revealed that the park will open in Fall 2022.
The “world’s largest indoor miniature theme park,” Small Worlds Tokyo, has opened to guests in Ariake, Tokyo.
Super Nintendo World, the highly-anticipated expansion to Universal Studios Japan, has delayed its opening for the time being. On the other hand, due to safe practices, the park is widening its ticket availability and easing COVID-19 restrictions.
Today, Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea became the last of the Disney Parks worldwide to announce their official re-opening date. While they were the last to announce, they will not be the last to re-open. Both parks are re-opening on July 1.
The Japan Times is reporting that the Toshimaen amusement park in Tokyo, Japan is set to close at the end of August 2020 to make way for a new Harry Potter “theme park” opening in 2023.
As some U.S. theme parks have begun announcing plans for reopening their gates, park-goers have been told in no uncertain terms that there will be no parades, no fireworks, and no up-close-and-personal character meet and greets, but no screaming? Believe it or not, “quiet thrill rides” may be part of the reopening protocols at Japanese theme parks.
